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Talkbox on records with over 2 billion streams. Producer, writer, and talkbox on Kanye West's Grammy-winning College Dropout. Talkbox on Dua Lipa's Grammy-winning Future Nostalgia and J. Cole's double-platinum "Work Out." Then something rarer: after lip syncing with Kanye at the American Music Awards because the traditional talkbox couldn't leave the rig, Bosko invented a new instrument. The patented ESX-1 won first place and People's Choice at Georgia Tech's Guthman competition, has been played by David Guetta, and was used by Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street's 50th anniversary.

The other half of the career is technology. A USC-trained mechanical engineer, Bosko invents, patents, and manufactures the ESX-1 in Oakland. He founded HiiiWAV, the Black creative entrepreneurship incubator honored in the YBCA100, secured over $3 million in awards and grants, and raised $1.8 million to buy its permanent West Oakland home, where a community of 200+ artists trains in AI and VR creation through the AFRO AI Accelerator. He co-founded Oakland Tech Week with the Kapor Foundation, the City of Oakland, and Northeastern University. Most talks end the way no other keynote can: a live performance on the instrument he built.

• Invent the instrument you need. From lip syncing at the AMAs to a patented instrument played around the world.
• AI and the future of creative work. What training a community of 200+ artists in AI and VR through the AFRO AI Accelerator reveals about where creativity is headed.
• Made in Oakland. Building a music-tech hardware company, a nonprofit incubator, and a tech week in the same city.
• The engineer and the artist. One career across 2 billion streams and one patent, and why the two sides need each other.

Fees exclude travel. Nonprofit and community rates available on request.

• Kanye West, The College Dropout (Grammy winner: producer, writer, talkbox)
• Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia (Grammy winner: talkbox)
• J. Cole, "Work Out" (2x platinum: featured talkbox)
• Grammy nominations: Big Boi's "Shutterbugg" and T-Bone's Bonafide; credits with Drake, E-40, Tupac, Janelle Monae, and Flo Rida
• Inventor of the patented ESX-1: Guthman Musical Instrument Competition first place and People's Choice; played by David Guetta and Stevie Wonder
• Founder and Executive Director of HiiiWAV (YBCA100 honoree): $3M+ raised, a permanent West Oakland home, and the AFRO AI Accelerator training 200+ artists in AI and VR
• Co-founder of Oakland Tech Week: 70+ speakers, 14 startups pitched to investors, and 4M+ impressions in Year 1